Meaning of the Irish name Aedan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aedan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “”fire”” and would imply “”born of fire.”” It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Aedan Aodhan

PRONUNCIATION: “”aid + an”” or “”aid + on””

ENGLISH: Aidan or Aiden

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aedan and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Aengus. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aengus so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: From aon “”excellent”” and gus “”strength, vigor.”” Aengus was the god of love and of youth. His words were as sweet as honey, attracting bees and birds. He fell deeply in love with a beautiful girl he saw in a dream and passed through many trials, including turning himself into a swan, to win her love. The poet William Butler Yeats immortalised his search in “”The Song of Wandering Aengus:”” I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream, And caught a little silver trout.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Aengus Aonghus Oengus

PRONUNCIATION: “”eng + iss””

ENGLISH:

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aengus and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Aidan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aidan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “”fire”” and would imply “”born of fire.”” It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Aidan Aedan Aodhan

PRONUNCIATION: “aid + an” or “aid + on”

ENGLISH: Aidan

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aidan and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Aiden. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aiden so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “”fire”” and would imply “”born of fire.”” It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Aiden Aedan Aodhan

PRONUNCIATION: “aid + an” or “aid + on”

ENGLISH: Aiden

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aiden and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Ailbe. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ailbe so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “”white,”” the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a boy or a girl.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Ailbe

PRONUNCIATION: “”all + bay””

ENGLISH: Alby

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ailbe and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Ailill. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ailill so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: From the Irish ailleacht “”beauty.”” Ailill was the young husband of Queen Maebh, chosen by her because he was “”a man without meaness, fear or jealosy, a match for my own greatness.”” His argument with Maebh over who had the greater herd of cattle led to The Cattle Raid of Cooley (read the legend), one of the greatest epic tales in Irish mythology.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Ailill

PRONUNCIATION: “”all + yill””

ENGLISH:

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ailill and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Alby. Listen and learn how to pronounce Alby so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “”white,”” the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a boy or a girl.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Alby Ailbe

PRONUNCIATION: “all + bay”

ENGLISH: Alby

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Alby and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Art. Listen and learn how to pronounce Art so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

MEANING: In Ireland a seperate name from Arthur it comes from an ancient word for “”a bear,”” used in the sense of “”outstanding warrior”” or “”champion.”” A pagan High King of Ireland, Art’s rule was so honest that two angels hovered over him in battle.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Art

PRONUNCIATION:

ENGLISH: Arthur

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Art and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Arthur. Listen and learn how to pronounce Arthur so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: In Ireland a seperate name from Arthur it comes from an ancient word for “”a bear,”” used in the sense of “”outstanding warrior”” or “”champion.”” A pagan High King of Ireland, Art’s rule was so honest that two angels hovered over him in battle.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Arthur Art

PRONUNCIATION:

ENGLISH: Arthur

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Arthur and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Ailbe. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ailbe so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “white," the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a boy or a girl.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Ailbe

PRONUNCIATION: all + bay"

ENGLISH: Alby

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ailbe and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Aine. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aine so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance." Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity. The queen of the Munster fairies was called Aine as was one of the wives of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money."

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Aine

PRONUNCIATION: awn + ye"

ENGLISH: Anya, Anna, Hannah

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aine and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Alby. Listen and learn how to pronounce Alby so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: From an old Irish word meaning “white," the 6th century St. Ailbe was associated with the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The local people requested that he bless a river that had no fish. St. Ailbe did and that very day the river was filled with an abundance of fish. The people built five churches in St. Ailbe’s honor at the best fishing spots along the river. Ailbe may be used for a boy or a girl.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Alby Ailbe

PRONUNCIATION: all + bay"

ENGLISH: Alby

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Alby and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Anna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Anna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance." Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity. The queen of the Munster fairies was called Aine as was one of the wives of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money."

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Anna Aine

PRONUNCIATION: awn + ye"

ENGLISH: Anna

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Anna and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Anya. Listen and learn how to pronounce Anya so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance." Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity. The queen of the Munster fairies was called Aine as was one of the wives of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money."

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Anya Aine

PRONUNCIATION: awn + ye"

ENGLISH: Anya

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Anya and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the Irish name Aoife. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aoife so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: “beautiful, radiant, joyful." Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, Aoife was the mother of Cuchulainn’s (read the legend) only son, Connlach. Aoife Dearg (“Red Aoife") was a daughter of a king of Connacht who had her marriage arranged by St. Patrick himself. In 2003 Aoife was the third most popular Irish girls name for babies in Ireland.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Aoife

PRONUNCIATION: ee + fa"

ENGLISH: Eva, Ava

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aoife and read along with the meaning)

Famous People with the Irish name Aoife: Aoife Walsh who won Miss Ireland in 2013. You can view Aoife Walsh personal twitter page here.

Meaning of the Irish name Ashling. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ashling so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From aislinge which means “a vision" or “a dream," Aisling is the name given to a popular poetic genre from the 17th and 18th centuries in which Ireland is personified as a beautiful woman in peril. A very popular name in Ireland now.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Ashling Aislin Aislinn

PRONUNCIATION: ash + ling"

ENGLISH:

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ashling and read along with the meaning)

Meaning of the name Ava. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ava so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: “beautiful, radiant, joyful." Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, Aoife was the mother of Cuchulainn’s (read the legend) only son, Connlach. Aoife Dearg (“Red Aoife") was a daughter of a king of Connacht who had her marriage arranged by St. Patrick himself. In 2003 Aoife was the third most popular Irish girls name for babies in Ireland.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Ava Aoife

PRONUNCIATION: ee + fa"

ENGLISH: Ava

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Ava and read along with the meaning)